My 2012 XMas creations
Three years ago, I started making my own presents for Christmas. It makes my presents more personal/unique, and what’s more this is both very ecological and economical. This year I made some food hampers, some […]
Category: Food recipes
Savoury cake your way (base + variants)
This is an easy and quick recipe that you can adapt depending on what you like… and what is left in your fridge! Perfect for a summer apéritif or picnic. Base /h2> 3 eggs 1 […]
My Christmas Hampers
Last year I started making original, economic and eco-friendly presents for Christmas. My solution: making soe cute Christmas hampers full of treats and delicacies. They do not cost even 10% the price of the famous […]
Taste of Fall-Winter Christmas Log
A “log” is the traditionnal cake at Christmas. The shape looks like a fire log but it can be made from anything: genoise, buttercream, mousse, with chocolate, with fruit, etc. For a cake for 6 […]
Perfectly fluffy scones
Recipe Ingredients Base: 200g plain flour (white or wholemeal) 50g cold butter 150cl full fat milk at room temperature 1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt For sweet scones: […]
Celeriac Gnocchi with a gorgonzola &roasted hazelnuts cream
Recipe Ingredients For the gnocchi 1 celeriac (450-500g) 500 g floury potatoes 300 g wholemeal flour Nutmeg For the sauce 140 g Gorgonzola 100 g light cream Salt, pepper 24 hazelnuts Boil the potatoes, let […]
My quick, versatile & never failing oil tart dough
I cannot tell you the number of times I have tried the classic tart dough recipes, trying different ones, following each step, making them well ahead of time… For so much disappointment! So I finally […]
My never-failing pizza dough recipe
Ingredients For 3 large and thin pizzas or 2 thick ones 400 g flour. I use plain classic flour. I use strong flour to make bread 220 g water 1 teaspoon dried yeast or 10g fresh yeast […]
Pralinoise little treats
Recipe Ingredients 75g butter 1 egg 85g brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 150g self-raising flour 1 teaspoon salt 110g pralinoise (as shown on the right) How to proceed Preheat the oven (180°C). Mix the […]
Home-made fresh pasta
Ingredients Serves 4 For plain white pasta 100g wheat flour 100g durum wheat flour 2 eggs For green pasta 1 egg 50g spinach or sorrel 100g wheat flour 100g durum wheat flour For pink pasta 60g cooked beetroot […]
Quick & no fold puff pastry
This puff pastry has a texture half way between sable crust (“pâte sablée”) and a puff pastry. for example this delicious Caramelized Apples & Camembert Tatin Tart. Its great advantages are: It does not need […]
Banana flower salad with pork and shrimps
(Goi Hoa Chuoi Tom Thit) Vietnamese food is all about seasoning, so please make sure to respect the guidelines for the dressing. You might use less sugar if you do not have a sweet palate, […]